Originally published on the Privacy and IP Law Blog by Neal & McDevitt Partner Christina Frangiosa, on Sept. 15, 2025. The USPTO recently announced that, on August 6, 2025, it terminated over *52,000* pending applications and issued registrations handled by a foreign filing firm, Shenzhen Seller Growth Network Tech, and its affiliates (collectively “Seller Growth” or “Respondents“) [...]
On July 31, 2025, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board sustained cancellation and opposition of the marks IDA’S LEGACY and THE IDA B. WELLS LEGACY COMMITTEE, two marks that were damaging to the Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation, a charitable organization founded and run by the Duster family, descendants of Ida B. Wells. The applications [...]
On April 10, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued guidance to attorneys about using AI in matters before the USPTO. While there are no new rules implemented to address the use of AI, the guidance seeks to remind practitioners of the existing rules, inform of risks, and provide suggestions for mitigating [...]
